Procurement Specialist - Packaging, BIG

Company Overview

The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) is the world's largest beverage company, refreshing consumers around the world for over 135 years. Our unrivaled portfolio includes more than 500 sparkling and still brands and more than 3,800 beverage choices, with iconic brands such as Coca-Cola, Sprite, Royal, Powerade, Minute Maid, Nutri Boost, Schweppes, Wilkins, and Fanta.

The Coca-Cola Bottling Investments Group (BIG) is TCCC’s bottling arm whose operations are primarily focused on markets in Southeast Asia, India, and Southwest Asia, covering 15 countries with 49 plants and over 40,000 employees, serving 1.8 billion consumers. BIG has evolved over the years and the future is exciting — it is currently regarded as a world-class bottler and a role model for system alignment, with many years of experience winning in the market and developing talent and innovations in the countries where it operates.

Role Overview

The Procurement Specialist - Packaging will lead the secondary packaging procurement and support the primary packaging procurement for all Coca-Cola Bottling Investments Group (BIG) Bottlers as well as the ‘World Without Waste’ packaging initiatives for the BIG bottlers in alignment with the goals of The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC). The role works closely with these Bottlers and Cross Enterprise

Procurement Group to develop sourcing strategies, execute sourcing initiatives, negotiate contracts, and help BIG Bottlers implement packaging solutions that create business value.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Analyze, map and understand the packaging needs of all the Bottlers within BIG.


• Together with the BIG Procurement COE lead, co-develop BIG’s primary and secondary packaging procurement strategies using technical expertise, knowledge of Bottler requirements, and in alignment with CEPG category strategies.


• Co-lead regional sourcing initiatives to meet business requirements and maximize value to the BIG bottlers.


• Do category and supplier research to understand the market as part of sourcing initiatives.


• Co-lead and participate in negotiations of global or regional master agreements that result in preferential pricing, terms and conditions for BIG.


• Collaborate with stakeholder groups and influence them to ensure implementation of sourcing as well as savings initiatives to deliver business goals.


• Work with TCCC Operating Units and Bottlers to develop and implement ‘World Without Waste’ initiatives and strategies for the packaging category, in alignment with TCCC goals.


• Identify, classify, maintain, and protect files, documentation and sensitive information consistent with record handling and retention requirements.


• Develop regional Supplier Relationship Management by monitoring performance of all suppliers to ensure continuous improvement & development in quality of goods supplied and services rendered.


• Promote and ensure compliance to Coke’s Business Principles, Policies, Compliances and standards including Contract Management

Key Competencies

Procurement Knowledge:

• Knowledge of procurement processes and applications in diverse categories to deliver value for the business. Includes the ability to use industry knowledge and the business requirements to develop and implement optimized solutions.

Contracts and Agreements:

• Ability to read, edit and interpret contractual documentation. Knowledge of contract terms, applications and legal requirements, including the ability to manage performance to contracts and agreements.


• Ability to explain requirements contained in agreements. Knowledge of the types of agreements and the appropriate usage under various customer circumstances.


• Ability to explain, at a high level, the legal implications of a contract agreement.


• Ability to lead the process of completing and compiling agreements.


• Ability to insert contract language that operationalizes business relationships with suppliers in order to protect Coca-Cola interests and withstand legal challenges.

Leadership Behaviors

• Act like an owner: deliver results, creating value for our brands, our system, our customers and key stakeholders.


• Innovation: generate new or unique solutions and embrace new ideas that help grow our business and generate value.


• Develop self & others: develop self and support others' development to achieve full potential.


• Collaborate with the system, customers & key stakeholders: develop and leverage relationships with stakeholders to appropriately stretch and impact the system; ability to influence key decisions for total benefits of all big bottlers

Role Qualification

• 5+ Years of experience


• Experience in Packaging Procurement / Analytics roles in large manufacturing organizations (preferably include Bottling Operations), working in matrixed global environment


• Engineering Degree and / or Business Administration degree / CPA with Supply Chain Finance background

Our Purpose and Growth Culture

We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what is possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve.

We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

Skills:

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:

We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.